Any one had a baby premature around the 27 mark??

Hi ladies,

Only me popping over, hopefully i will be here soon and this time get to stay for good!!!

Just wondered if any one has had a very prem baby at near the 27 week mark - my sister's friend had her baby at 27 weeks gestation and at first he was doing really well but now he 3 weeks old taken a turn for the worse and is now on a ventialtor and sedatated not eating and just generally not good - critical even....

Just wanted to know others stories its so heart breaking and knowing that she is so close to the pain i carry around with me now is killing me even though im not overally close to her i am to my sister and its one of her best friends so i see her alot and the worse thing is - it wasn't easy for her to conceive i think she had IVF, all my sisters mates seem to be pregnant and well past that mark so its going to be so hard for her if anything happens to him...

Not a nice post really but just wanted to hear from others.... and think its bought up alot of feelings so i needed to vent - dont think it would be good idea to vent this on expecting

Hope mummies are all ok...

Sammie, Mya (nearly 1 ), blue bump (needs a name) 34+4 xx

Hey

My daughter was born at 24 weeks exactly. It was very touch and go for a few weeks and she also went downhill after a couple of weeks but we stayed strong and after 5 weeks she was allowed home. She's now 3 and very healthy

Thinking of your sisters friend at this hard time. I know exactly how she's feeling. Big hugs to you all. I'm praying for the little man


Kirsti and crew.x

Hiya,
My friend had her son rnd 25/28 weeks. Forget as its a few yr a go now! He was born at 3lb n was in hospital til due date. He was still tiny when came hm.
He did very well n didn't have any complications thankfully. He is now a healthy 6 year old n u would neva guess he was a low birth weight at birth!

Hi hunny

I looked after a set of twins when I worked in SCBU that were born at 25 weeks, they were incredibly poorly and both ventilated and sedated. One twin recovered quicker than the other but eventually after months in SCBU they both went home, one twin needed oxygen at home for a wee while, but i hav heard from my frienbds who still work at the hospital that they have seen them since at clinic appts and apparently they are doing great and hav so far been developing normally.
I think once a baby reaches 28-28 weeks the chance of survival is hugely increased and there is less chance of future complications too! I hope that gives your sisters friend a little bit of hope hun, I know that it wont seem like it now, but there may be a lot more hope than she realises! I can remember sitting with the babies Parents that I mentioned and listening to her tears about the possibility of losing them, they were 850grams and 865 grams each! they looked more like kittens than babies.
I hope that everything turns out well for both mum and baby!
sending lots of love and good thoughts her way
Nikki B and Riley x x x x x x x x

Hey sammie,

my stepson was born at 28 weeks and weighed just over a pound, he's 12 years old now and you wouldn't know he'd ever had any problems. Can't give you masses of details cos I wasn't around at the time but OH has told me quite a lot, he was very poorly when he was born and it did take a few months to get him right but he got there and is as cheeky as any 12 year old now! Hope that helps a bit hun,

love and hugs,
Clare xxx

Hey Sammie

My mums friends daughter has just had a baby at 25weeks and i think it weighed 3lbs, shes doing really well, obviously in intensive care but doing well for her age she was born.

It is so sad for anyone to have to go through what you went through and what your sisters friend is going through now.

I really hope he will get better, im sure he is in the good hands of the doctor and they can only do as much as they can for him.

Hope ur well and ur bump

Lucy & Rosie (12wks)

Aww, that is such a shame- I hope the baby will be ok, Sorry I can't help but I know my dad was very premature all those years ago (not quite sure how early) but back in the 50's they thought he wouldn't pull through and he is still here today so hopefully the little mans a fighter.

I hate to hear stories like this- I can't imagine the pain. We lost our sister to cotdeath and I know the pain that has caused so can't imagine how much worse when it is your little baby.

Let us know how he does. xxx